Other organizations will surely flock to sign the players that are now free agents. Those prospects will be allowed to retain their original bonuses in addition to negotiating new ones. Generally, those players will be subject to the already-extant rules and limitations in the international arena. But Passan tweets that teams will be allowed to use currently available international funds or draw from their 2018-19 pool to sign these players (but may not utilize both). MLB organizations still have uncommitted international money ó some of it likely earmarked for Shohei Ohtani and a few other quality names still available ó so there could be quite some competition for the former Braves prospects.

Per Badler, if players remain unsigned by May 1st, they could rejoin the Braves, but they would not receive any additional bonus.

edit: also, if they wait to sign until after January 15th, for some reason, they can’t receive any additional bonus. Not sure what that’s about. Also, the first $200k of their new bonus won’t count toward the signing team’s bonus pool, which is another way to give teams financial flexibility to sign these players.

I think bonus pools for these FAs should be tied to those from the year they were signed.

It's kind of BS because the Padres would have potentially had a real shot at Matain had the Braves not cheated the system and now they don't.

Meanwhile, teams that had no real shot at him now have one at him. It really screws with the dynamics.

I'm not going to be too sore about not getting him, the class was still seemingly good and there's no telling if the Padres would have also gotten him anyway, but I'd really hate it if he winds up in LA or San Fran or something.

Per Badler, if players remain unsigned by May 1st, they could rejoin the Braves, but they would not receive any additional bonus.

edit: also, if they wait to sign until after January 15th, for some reason, they canít receive any additional bonus. Not sure what thatís about. Also, the first $200k of their new bonus wonít count toward the signing teamís bonus pool, which is another way to give teams financial flexibility to sign these players.

But wouldn't every other team also be able to do that? So, is it not just putting more $ in the pocket of an unproven player who's already getting a 2nd payday? Doesn't seem fair to domestic prospects or free agents.

But wouldn't every other team also be able to do that? So, is it not just putting more $ in the pocket of an unproven player who's already getting a 2nd payday? Doesn't seem fair to domestic prospects or free agents.

Itís twofold:

1) most teams have spent most of their 2017 bonus pools and have commitments for a significant amount of their 2018 bonus pools. Remember that these commitments are not being criticized by MLB, even though technically they are illegal. By giving teams this free $200k, it allows them to have some extra flexibility to sign these players.

2) almost all the players who are now free agents did nothing wrong. The infractions being punished were for players signed in the 2015 period that would have prevented the Braves from signing these players. As such, these players are being forced into free agency against their will for something that has nothing to do with them. MLB giving teams more money to sign them ensures that they all get signed and get some compensation for being forced into this situation by no doing of their own.

Padres signed RHP Colten Brewer to a one-year contract.
The former fourth-round pick of the Pirates posted a 2.82 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 69/16 K/BB ratio in 60 2/3 innings this summer between three different levels of the Yankees' minor league system. Brewer should be able to claim one of the final few spots in the San Diego bullpen coming out of camp next spring.